Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
57° 57° Mon 67° Mon 67° likely 54° 54° slight chance Tue 67° Tue 67°
Friday, October 21st, 2016
Celina sweeps Bath to advance to semifinals
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - After her squad's match on Thursday, Celina coach Amy Sutter mentioned that after having beaten a team during the regular season, sometimes it's tough to get motivated to face that team again in the postseason.
Sutter's Bulldogs had no issues as they completed a three-set sweep of Bath - 25-17, 25-18, 25-17 - in the Division II district quarterfinals at the intermediate school. [More]
Obituaries on October 21st, 2016
Jordan Jay Bowers, age 34, was called into the presence of the Lord Wednesday, October 19, 2016. [More]
Local pictures on October 21st, 2016
Subscriber stories on October 21st, 2016
Will follow ruling in 'Maddy' case
LIMA - Allen County Children Services officials remained tight-lipped about their reactions to Thursday's Ohio Supreme Court ruling over the adoption of a 2-year-old.
Decision 2016
St. Marys and Rockford voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether to allow Sunday sales of alcohol for three businesses.
The businesses are Bartlett's Drive Thru, 200 E. High St., and Pantry Pride, 1550 Celina Road, both in St. Marys, and Clark carry-out, 205 N. Main St., Rockford.
CELINA - The Mercer County Democratic Party held its 2016 Fall Dinner on Thursday night at Romer's, where members honored the Democrat of the Year and heard from candidates running for office in the Nov. 8 election and their surrogates.
Decision 2016
Several Mercer County candidates are running unopposed in the Nov. 8 election and will capture a county seat as long as they each garner at least one vote.
MARIA STEIN - As a member of the Northwest Conference, Lincolnview has faced several good volleyball programs this season.
But as Lancer coach JaNahn Evans pointed out, not many can stack up to what the Midwest Athletic Conference brings.
All-Western Buckeye Leauge Soccer Honors
Celina's Brennen Piper was named the Western Buckeye League's Boys Soccer Player of the Year by the league coaches as all-league honors were released on Thursday.
All-WBL Volleyball
Ottawa-Glandorf's Emily Annesser was named the Western Buckeye League's Volleyball Player of the Year in a vote of the league coaches released Thursday.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster rallied from down two sets to one to beat New Knoxville in a five-set marathon and advance to the Division IV Van Wert District semifinals next week after the sectional final win on Thursday at Wildcat Gymnasium.
Curtain Call
By the time the 1981 gridiron season rolled around in St. Marys, the program was already 64 seasons old. Armed with a stockpile of success through mo